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Rocket · 29th August 2016, 21:42

You can add Nikon, Pentax and a few other manufacturers to that list. It is hard to buy a poor camera these days. A lot depends on how and where she wants to shoot the hairstyles. For a typical portrait the usual method would involve off camera flash. She may not want to get that involved so maybe on camera flash that can bounce of ceiling is ok. She may not want to use flash at all and maybe shoot outside (with or without flash).

Typical focal lengths for a portrait (I guess this is the type of shot she will be looking for) would be 50mm or 85mm or higher, even up to 200mm. But 50mm would be a good starter and is covered by most kit zoom lenses. (full frame equivalent)

Good advice from CLf above

Here is a shot with a 60mm lens on an APS-C sensor (sorry for all the Jargon) with one off camera flash outdoors. I tried this for the first time a few weeks ago so could be better. She is not meant to be modelling hair

but you can see how the flash has lit her hair and put a catchlight in her eye.

I think this illustrates how much effect lighting can have . This maybe what she wants or maybe she wants not to bother so much with the light.

Portrait by Paul Stickley, on Flickr

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Rocket Posted a thing or two ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR SE HIGHLINE TOURER MANUAL 2.5 V6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midhurst Posts: 1,680 Thanks: 679 Thanked 735 Times in 530 Posts	You can add Nikon, Pentax and a few other manufacturers to that list. It is hard to buy a poor camera these days. A lot depends on how and where she wants to shoot the hairstyles. For a typical portrait the usual method would involve off camera flash. She may not want to get that involved so maybe on camera flash that can bounce of ceiling is ok. She may not want to use flash at all and maybe shoot outside (with or without flash). Typical focal lengths for a portrait (I guess this is the type of shot she will be looking for) would be 50mm or 85mm or higher, even up to 200mm. But 50mm would be a good starter and is covered by most kit zoom lenses. (full frame equivalent) Good advice from CLf above Here is a shot with a 60mm lens on an APS-C sensor (sorry for all the Jargon) with one off camera flash outdoors. I tried this for the first time a few weeks ago so could be better. She is not meant to be modelling hair but you can see how the flash has lit her hair and put a catchlight in her eye. I think this illustrates how much effect lighting can have . This maybe what she wants or maybe she wants not to bother so much with the light. Portrait by Paul Stickley, on Flickr __________________ Paul http://www.paulstickley.com/ Last edited by Rocket; 29th August 2016 at 22:12..